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Henry Cuellar: “If you are somebody that doesn't have a criminal record, are…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Dem Rep. Henry Cuellar reveals why he thinks he got a Trump pardon

Published | Video Starts at 10:29

Absolutely. Do we feel that we ought to deport people that are national interests? Absolutely. Do we think that we ought to deport people that have final deportations? Yes. But If you are somebody that doesn't have a criminal record, are working and those ICE rates when they go after, you know, people that have no criminal record, that affects people that are trying to provide food on the table, but they also help the local economies. So, yes, the question is I want to work with the president. I want to work with the administration. And if I think that they should adjust policy, certainly I'll speak up. (10:29–10:45)

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Asserts that ICE raids targeting non-criminal undocumented immigrants negatively impact individuals and local economies.

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